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ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT 2018 (NO 25 OF 2018) - SECT 26 Notification of injury to domesticated animal

ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT 2018 (NO 25 OF 2018) - SECT 26

Notification of injury to domesticated animal

    (1)     A person who injures a domesticated animal that is not in the person's control, must as soon as practicable after the injury occurs:

    (a)     inform a person in control of the animal about the injury; or

    (b)     if the person is unable to inform a person mentioned in paragraph (a) – inform an authorised officer about the injury.

Maximum penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.